Birmingham's American Behavioral wins contract with Burr & Forman

American Behavioral said today it will begin providing Employee Assistance Program services for Birmingham law firm Burr & Forman LLP, which has 250 attorneys at offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.

American Behavioral said it will provide benefits to more than 500 Burr employees and their dependents in those five states. Burr & Forman had previously offered EAP services, and American Behavioral became the provider this month.

"In addition to providing superior service to our clients, our firm thrives on providing exceptional benefits to our employees," Cathy Ogletree, director of human resources at Burr & Forman, said in a statement.

Birmingham-based American Behavioral, founded in 1990, serves more than 100 companies with employees and families in all 50 states and Canada.